Two Kotick interviews in a short period of time, this is definitely a PR blitz to put pressure on the regulators.

Remember when Xbox had exclusivity with COD in the age of the season pass?

Now with the BattlePass Sony have exclusive bonuses like 2XP & Operators.

I don’t think it’s “fine” either way as consumers will lose out.

That will be the biggest waste of money for MS, and would actually benefit Sony. I believe Activision makes about $1.5-$2 billion a year from Playstation. Most PS gamer will not switch to Xbox for COD, even the survey done by the CMA in UK shows, an estimated 24% will be willing to make the change. MS will not make back the amount of money they spend to warrant them paying that much for 1 single game. This will in turn decrease the sales and user base of COD significantly, giving other games time to build and establish themselves on Playstation. Activision stands to lose in the long run and MS will not make back the amount of money they would invest in such an exclusive deal.

Way to demonstrate a total failure to grasp the situation.

I don't think your right on Amy point obscure. First if the Activision deal falls through. No way Activision can just not make games for ps. It's to big. Plus so many Xbox players seem to only play what's on gamepass. I know of 3 people at work that play Xbox. They all only play Xbox gamepass games. It's not an indication of all Xbox players but it's some sort of indication.

@Obscure, Sony is the only rational actor out on this issue. Just what would Sony have to talk about with Activision while the outcome of this proposed purchase hangs in the balance? Lol. "Hey let's talk about extending that marketing deal.....whoops we're owned by Microsoft now, sorry". Lol. Kotic is just floundering around looking for some way to save his golden parachute.

Nintendo had no issue agreeing to the deal. Sony refuses to make one.

@343

Nintendo will take anything. COD is nothing for them in the first place

That's when those involvements carry on with those matters specifically but don't converse or mention anything else. Professionalism. They won't just necessarily cut them off entirely. Notice the title says "not returning" calls FOR a certain topic as well. That's modern journalism. It sounds really bad that Sony isn't communicating at all! But, read everything and it actually means Sony is only not communicating this and that, x and y.

They shouldn’t negotiate with terrorists

***Wouldn't it be Sony's lawyers and the business group doing the talking?***

No. Business people do the talking. Lawyers write up the contracts.

How are ya'll turning this around on Sony the amount of delusion is real with some of these comments.these games were literally coming out on Xbox with or without the buy so the most logical question to ask is for what exactly? What is the end game?

All sony is being is going to bat for its user base.
Xbox brings absolutely nothing to gaming but because daddy has 2trillon to back your spoil ass you'll just buy the world and sat it on fire 🔥 all because you was never a competitor to begin with.

If Xbox wasn't attached to Microsoft they would've been went belly up or pulled the plug on Xbox.

A botched e3 (the worst I've seen in electronics history imo) rrod, 3 consoles that failed to turn a profit,a failed peripheral, last in consoles sales, last in software sales (by huge margins) and now you want to buy everything because you stepped on the court and couldn't play ball.

At this point I give zero fucks about xbox let them die so somebody else can make Sony better or be better themselves, they holding up the line.

Any discussion can be placed on record and be used against them. Sony is not stupid and clearly taking the advice of their legal team.

I think the goal here by Sony is for regulators to focus on looking at this purchase purely on its own as to whether its anticompetitive or not without muddying the waters with potential deals/concessions. Plus its in Sonys best interest for this thing to be drawn out as long as possible to push MS' resolve. They're probably hoping the longer this gets drawn out and the more $$$ its costing MS to get the deal done, the better chance that its no longer in MS' best interest to pursue the deal at all.

"muddying the waters with potential deals/concessions"

But regulators have said they want deals/concessions. They *want* both companies to try to work together. Sony are making themselves look unreasonable and difficult to work with.

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@Mr_cheese…or the number came up as Spam Risk.